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Nephrolepis Schott. Sword Fern.

Key to Nephrolepis

A genus of about 19-20 species, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas. The familiar cultivated "Boston Fern" is a hybrid of N. biserrata × cordifolia (Yahaya et al. 2016).

Ref: Hovenkamp & Miyamoto (2005); Nauman (1993e) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Xing, Wang, & Hovenkamp in FoC (2013); Yahaya et al. (2016). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Nephrolepis brownii | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Nephrolepis hirsutula | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Nephrolepis biserrata source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw | Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Nephrolepis brownii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos | Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Nephrolepis brownii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Nephrolepis Xaveryi, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Nephrolepis ×averyi source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Nephrolepis brownii | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Nephrolepis brownii source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos | Nephrolepis hirsutula source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Nephrolepis exaltata ssp. exaltata source | Original Image ⭷

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